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Petrol based Glue and Energy consumption reduction in diapers production processes (LIFE GLUELESS)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2016,

Background Bonding processes are important for the production of many consumer products, including absorbent hygiene products (AHP). Bonding processes normally involve glue. The production of nappies in the European Union uses more than 30 000 tonnes/yr of glue. This is estimated to be responsible for an environmental footprint of more than 200 000 tonnes ...
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VIRGIN - Highly-efficient ValorIsation of AHP waste thRough a novel combination of Autoclave and GasIficatioN (LIFE+)

Start date: Jul 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

Background The annual production of municipal solid waste (MSW) has increased steadily in Europe, from 468 kg per person in 1995 to 524 kg in 2008: this level is forecast to reach 558 kg per person in 2020, equal to approximately 387 million metric tonnes per year. EU, national and local regulators and decision makers have promoted the recycling and re-u ...
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REcycling of Complex AHP waste through a first time appLication of patented treatment process and demonstration of sustainable business modeL (RECALL)

Start date: Jul 19, 2012, End date: Jul 18, 2015,

...have failed and barriers such as insecure AHP waste streams have hampered market development. Result: over 6.000.000 tons/yr of AHP waste are still incinerated or land filled in Europe. Recent R&D by FATER resulted in a novel more simple and economically viable approach. It introduces a fully newly designed non-contact steam Autoclave process for disinfecting, de-composing and drying post-consumer ...
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